Greatest One-Shot Villain in Dr. Who?

[All-Seeing I]

How about Magnus Greel? He was pretty loathsome in all respects - he butchered the inhabitants of Brisbane, apparently, in the year 5000, and by the time he reached Victorian London he'd turned into a misogynistic cannibalistic ghoul.

Sutekh, for being one of the few villains who could bring Tom Baker's formidable 4th Dr to his knees, and for that speech - 'Evil? Your evil is my good. I am Sutekh the Destroyer - where I tread I leave only dust, and darkness. I find that good.'

And Tobias Vaughn - Kevin Stoney was so wonderfully arch, and I loved the way he used to drawl out his henchman Packard's name with total disdain.

 

[I Grok Spock]

Gabriel Woolf's performance as Sutekh was fantastic. I also recommend the "Oh Mummy" extra on the Pyramids of Mars DVD.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Peking Homonculous was cool, I love love creepy puppets.

 

[Cutter John]

I'd like to add the Monk to the list, but since he appeared in two stories, I guess he doesn't qualify.

Anthony Head was pretty fun from what I remember.

Definately. I still think they should have offered him the Master gig.

 

[TedShatner10]

"The Long Game" was mostly just OK-ish, but I really dug Simon Pegg's Editor. From S2 everybody mentioned Mr. Finch and the Krillitanes, but Satan was pretty good as well (he was voiced by Woolf). S3 had Family of Blood. S4 had the mysterious entity from "Midnight". S5 had the really slimey Dream Lord, who may make a return. And there was House from S6.

 

[Redfern]

I also recommend the "Oh Mummy" extra on the Pyramids of Mars DVD.

Hopefully without spoiling too much, who suspected he could do comedy? And so sublimely, remaining in character?!

Sincerely,

Bill

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

S3 had Family of Blood. S4 had the mysterious entity from "Midnight". S5 had the really slimey Dream Lord, who may make a return. And there was House from S6.

Agreed. Those were some other great villains. Son of Mine was great at being so creepy.

The unseen consciousness posessing everyone in "Midnight" joins the ranks of Sutekh as being one of the few villains to bring the Doctor to his knees and really scare the crap out of him.

The Big Finish audio adventures have provided us with some great villains too.

Sir Isaac Newton (David Warner) subjects the 5th Doctor & Nyssa to a grueling religious inquisition in "Circular Time."

Then there was the sound monster in "Scherzo," who wasn't really evil but had to kill the 8th Doctor & Charley in order to reach the next stage in its own evolution.

Then there's Paul McGann as the Editor in the totalitarian dystopia of "The Natural History of Fear." No other actor can go dark side quite as convincingly as McGann.

 

[JRoss]

Sutekh and Fenric are tied for greatest.

 

[zarkon]

For me my favourite one shot was the War Lord from "war games".

My favourite of Philip Madoc's performances. Only came in half way but stole the show.

 

[CaptMurdock]

For me my favourite one shot was the War Lord from "war games".

My favourite of Philip Madoc's performances. Only came in half way but stole the show.

I finally got to see parts of that story. Yes, he was good there, but it does bring to mind another one-shot -- actually, two.

Dr. Mehendri Solon, from "The Brain of Morbius," and of course, the former Time Lord of the First Rank, title character, who became Chop Suey The Galactic Emperor.

 

[The Castellan]

Sutek.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Minor honorable mention: David Tennant as a viscious Nazi SS officer who keeps threatening to rape Ace in the Big Finish audio "Colditz."

 

[CaptainMatt]

Sharaz Jek. he's the best. All the others fail to live up to the test.

 

[CaptainMatt]

Minor honorable mention: David Tennant as a viscious Nazi SS officer who keeps threatening to rape Ace in the Big Finish audio "Colditz."

That. is. disgusting. Are you for real?

 

[Gov Kodos]

Minor honorable mention: David Tennant as a viscious Nazi SS officer who keeps threatening to rape Ace in the Big Finish audio "Colditz."

That. is. disgusting. Are you for real?

It is an very intense, dark story and an awesomely creepy performance by Tennant.

 

[Chaos Descending]

Sharaz Jek. he's the best. All the others fail to live up to the test.

Sharaz Jek is not the villain of Caves of Androzani.

 

[Stevil2001]

Sharaz Jek. he's the best. All the others fail to live up to the test.

Minor honorable mention: David Tennant as a viscious Nazi SS officer who keeps threatening to rape Ace in the Big Finish audio "Colditz."

That. is. disgusting. Are you for real?

The juxtaposition of these amuses me, as I'm sure that Jek had nothing but honorable intentions towards Peri.

 

[Iamnotspock]

Sharaz Jek. he's the best. All the others fail to live up to the test.

Sharaz Jek is not the villain of Caves of Androzani.

Indeed. I'm surprised at Jek getting so many votes when Morgus is far more villainous. Jek is quite a tragic figure in the end, while Morgus is cold-hearted and merciless.

 

[Starfleet Engineer]

Gotta agree with those who said Sutekh.